George Henry MORRIS

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Service Number:	692
Enlisted:	17 August 1915, Enlisted at Footscray, Victori
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	7th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Kyneton, Victoria, Australia, 1890
Home Town:	Kyneton, Macedon Ranges, Victoria
Schooling:	Catholic Boys School, Keyneton, Victoria
Occupation:	Farmer
Died:	Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 8 May 1915
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" Helles Memorial, Cape Helles, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Helles Memorial, Gallipoli, Kyneton War Memorial

19 Oct 1914:	Involvement Private, 692, 7th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: ''
19 Oct 1914:	Embarked Private, 692, 7th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne
17 Aug 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 692, Enlisted at Footscray, Victori

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Residential address at the time of enlistment was Footscray, Victoria

Son of Henry George and Harriet Morris. Brother of Louise Dalrymple nee Morris of Kyneton, Victoria

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal